Base block



BASE BLOCK Filed May 3, 1930 dearyelfi r Patented June 27, 1933 PATENT OFFICE GEORGE ELINDSLEY, OF WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN BASE BLOCK i 7 Applicationfiled; May 3,

This inventionrel'ates to new and useful improvements in base blocks for tile walls, and the like.

In the construction of tile walls, it is necessary to-provide anchor strips in the wall as it is built up for attaching the baseboard, DIOlCllDgttIlCl other Wooden parts to the wall, and it has been found rather difiicult to properly secure anchor strips to a tile wall in 10 such manner that they'will be securely retained in position so that the molding, baseboard and other wooden strips canbe attached thereto. a

Itis one of the objects of this invention to provide a base or anchor block which will have embedded therein connecting pieces, whereby anchor strips can be attached thereto and which will be so positioned with respect to the plaster arranged over the usual tile wall, that the router faces of these anchor strips will be flush with the plaster and will provide suitable means for attaching mold ing, baseboards and the like to the tile wall.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a base block for tile walls wherein transversely disposed wooden pieces are embedded in the block during the making thereof, so that anchor strips can be attached to opposite sides of the block, and when in this position, will have a tendency to cooperate with each other and prevent any lateral movement on the part of the strips embedded in the block, the anchor strips providing suflicient means whereby the baseboard, molding or other wooden parts can be attached to the tile wall.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the novel features of construction, the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set the construction and application of my improved base block; and,

Figure 2 is adetailed vertical section on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 indicates the usual type of construction tile for providing tile walls in buildieao. Serial No. 449,534.

ings, for dividing the interior of the building into rooms. Upon one face of the tile' is the usual plaster 2' and due to this type of construction, it has been found rather difficult to properly position anchor strips withre- 65 spect to the wall whereby the baseboard, molding or other wooden articles, can beattached in proper position. y

In the present form of the invention, I provide a plastic block generally indicated at-3 having spaced openings 4 therethrough and adjacent each end of the block, I provide two connecting blocks 6 and 6, the block 6 being positioned within the plastic block 3 at a point adjacent one side thereof, with each end of the block 6 flush with opposed side walls of the plastic block. Directly below the block 6 is the, second block 6 which extends transversely through the plastic block with its ends flush with the side walls. The 7 two sets of blocks are carried by the plastic block with one set arranged at each end and attached to these anchor blocks are the anchor strips 7 and 7 the anchor strips 7 being nailed or otherwise connected to the ends of the blocks 6, as shown in Figure 2, while the strips 7 are nailed or otherwise secured to the ends of the connecting blocks 6.

As shown in Figure l, the anchor strips 7 and 7 are so positioned with the baseboard s0 8 that it can be easily attached to the Wall in its proper position. However, it will be understood that in building up a tile wall, these anchor blocks 3 can be arranged between the tile at any position desired so that should it be necessary to attach a molding to the wall at a height of three, four, or five feet, a series of anchor blocks can be positioned within the wall sot-hat the anchor strips will be in suitable position for attach- Y attach anchor strips to tile walls, but by constructing a base block such as illustrated with transverse blocks embedded therein, to which the anchor strips are secured, it will provide eflicient means for positioning anchor are strips in tile Walls. Attention is directed to the fact that these anchor strips are preferablyof a thickness equal to the usual coating of plaster applied to the walls, so that the outer face of the anchor strips will lie' substantially flush with the outer face of the plaster'when applied to the well, thus providing a comparativelysmooth finish to the wall with therein.

that I have provided a very simple and inexpensive anchor block for tile Walls, Where.

by suitable Wooden anchor strips can be fitted within the wall wherever, required, and by having the strips 7 and 7" positioned upon OPPOSltG sides of the; wall, [the connecting blocks 6 and 6' will be securely held in proper position with respect to the plastic blocks,

andlwill also retain, the anchor strips in proper position, so that molding, baseboards, or the like can be attached thereto. 7

Attention is directed to the fact that a number of the plastic blocks may be an ranged in aliignment' and the: connecting strips 7 and ,7; can be longenough to include several ofthe, blocks so as to, connectthem toform a unlt. I

. I The device is very simplein. construction 7 the anchor strips ,lelnbedded" ,ends'of the embedded anchor blocks.

and it can be manufactured at a very low cost, and at the same time will prove very efiicient and desirable in the construction of tile Walls. a

'While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent from the foregoing that slight changes may be made in the construction when putting the invention into practice 'Witliout departing from the spirit of the 7 same'or the scoperof'theappended claim. It will be apparent from the forego ng ranged in spaced relation, onelof. said anclior blocks being embedded in one face of the bodywith one edge flush With said face,

the other anchor blockbeing embedded in the body adjacent the opposite face, the ends 385 of bothof the anchor blocks lying flush with the opposite sidesof the body, and longitudinally U extending parallel wooden strips, on opposite faces of the body and secured to the In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin; y 

